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Reynolds ends most mandates

DES MOINES — Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Friday that she would end most restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus in Iowa. Reynolds issued a proclamation that removes a mask requirement for those spending 15 minutes or more in an indoor area within 6 feet of people not in their household. She also ended mask requirements for those in state buildings and some businesses, such as barber shops. The governor’s new order also ends limits on the number of customers in a business or a requirement that they stay socially distant. Reynolds issued the earlier ...

8 COVID cases confirmed in school district

The Marshalltown Community School District confirmed eight new cases of COVID-19 among students and employees on Friday: • Total cases among students: six • Total cases among staff: two Previous reports and the number of cases include Jan. 29, four cases; Jan. 15, 10 cases; Jan. 8, 16 ...

District preparing for COVID-19 vaccines

Marshall County received a larger shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday. This time, the delivery contained 500 doses. Previously, shipments had 300 or 400 doses. However, Marshall County Public Health Nurse Pat Thompson said 500 doses is still not a lot, and the effort to inoculate ...

Iowa’s vaccination rate 3rd lowest in US; 5,000 virus deaths

DES MOINES — Iowa continues to have the third-worst vaccination rate per capita in the nation as the state reached a milestone Thursday of more than 5,000 people killed by the virus. Speaking at her weekly news conference, Gov. Kim Reynolds said Iowa has been improving its vaccination ...

Six new COVID deaths reported in county

Six new COVID-19 related deaths were reported in Marshall County by the Iowa Department of Public Health this week. Marshall County’s death toll from the virus is 68. Iowa’s eclipsed 5,000, reaching 5,033. There have been 322,527 positive cases in the state including 4,443 in Marshall ...

Biden flexible on who gets aid, tells lawmakers to ‘go big’

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden encouraged Democratic lawmakers Wednesday to “act fast” on his $1.9 trillion COVID rescue plan but also signaled he’s open to changes, including limiting the proposed $1,400 direct payments to Americans with lower income levels, which could draw ...